MedPage Today December 29, 2024
Greg Laub

— Greater area deprivation linked to worse progression-free and overall survival

A study presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting revealed that multiple myeloma patients with higher socioeconomic deprivation, as measured by the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), experienced poorer outcomes, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions.

In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Catherine Forbes, PharmD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, discusses the influence of social determinants of health on multiple myeloma outcomes and highlights strategies to improve care for disadvantaged patients.

Following is a transcript of her remarks:

At ASH, we presented a study on the social determinants of health and the outcomes in multiple myeloma. So we looked at ADI, or...

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